ERN1 Knockdown Modifies the Impact of Glucose and Glutamine Deprivations on the Expression of EDN1 and Its Receptors in Glioma Cells
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-nd/4.0), which permits copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited. 72 ENDOCRINE REGULATIONS, Vol. 55, No. 2, 72–82, 2021 doi:10.2478/enr-2021-0009 ERN1 knockdown modifies the impact of glucose and glutamine deprivations on the expression of EDN1 and its receptors in glioma cells Dmytro O. Minchenko1,2, Olena O. Khita1, Dariia O. Tsymbal1, Yuliia M. Viletska1, Myroslava Y. Sliusar1, Yuliia V. Yefimova1, Liudmyla O. Levadna2, Dariia A. Krasnytska1, Oleksandr H. Minchenko1 1Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine; 2National Bogomolets Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine E-mail: [email protected] Objective. The aim of the present investigation was to study the impact of glucose and gluta- mine deprivations on the expression of genes encoding EDN1 (endothelin-1), its cognate receptors (EDNRA and EDNRB), and ECE1 (endothelin converting enzyme 1) in U87 glioma cells in re- sponse to knockdown of ERN1 (endoplasmic reticulum to nucleus signaling 1), a major signaling pathway of endoplasmic reticulum stress, for evaluation of their possible implication in the control of glioma growth through ERN1 and nutrient limitations. Methods. The expression level of EDN1, its receptors and converting enzyme 1 in control U87 glioma cells and cells with knockdown of ERN1 treated by glucose or glutamine deprivation by quantitative polymerase chain reaction was studied. Results. We showed that the expression level of EDN1 and ECE1 genes was significantly up- regulated in control U87 glioma cells exposure under glucose deprivation condition in compari- son with the glioma cells, growing in regular glucose containing medium. We also observed up- regulation of ECE1 gene expression in U87 glioma cells exposure under glutamine deprivation as well as down-regulation of the expression of EDN1 and EDNRA mRNA, being more significant for EDN1. Furthermore, the knockdown of ERN1 signaling enzyme function significantly modified the response of most studied gene expressions to glucose and glutamine deprivation conditions. Thus, the ERN1 knockdown led to a strong suppression of EDN1 gene expression under glucose deprivation, but did not change the effect of glutamine deprivation on its expression. At the same time, the knockdown of ERN1 signaling introduced the sensitivity of EDNRB gene to both glucose and glutamine deprivations as well as completely removed the impact of glucose deprivation on the expression of ECE1 gene. Conclusions. The results of this study demonstrated that the expression of endothelin-1, its receptors, and ECE1 genes is preferentially sensitive to glucose and glutamine deprivations in gene specific manner and that knockdown of ERN1 significantly modified the expression of EDN1, EDNRB, and ECE1 genes in U87 glioma cells. It is possible that the observed changes in the expres- sion of studied genes under nutrient deprivation may contribute to the suppressive effect of ERN1 knockdown on glioma cell proliferation and invasiveness. Key words: ERN1 knockdown, mRNA expression, EDN1, EDNRA, EDNRB, ECE1, glucose and glutamine deprivations, U87 glioma cells Corresponding author: Oleksandr H. Minchenko, Prof, Department of Molecular Biology, Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Leontovycha 9, Kyiv 01030, Ukraine; e-mail: [email protected]. Minchenko, et al. 73 The unfolded protein response is a highly tial for this purpose (Huber et al. 2013; Parzych et al. conserved protein quality control mechanism, acti- 2019). Glucose as well as glutamine are important vated in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress. substrates for glycolysis and glutaminolysis, which The growing tumor requires the endoplasmic retic- are important to glioma development and a more ulum stress for own neovascularization and growth aggressive behavior through regulation of the cell as well as for inhibition of apoptosis under stressful cycle at distinct stages (Colombo et al. 2011). environmental conditions (Drogat et al. 2007; Auf It is interesting to note that endoplasmic reticulum et al. 2010; Doultsinos et al. 2017). The endoplasmic stress and glucose as well as glutamine level are very reticulum stress signaling represents an integrated important and complementary factors for tumor signal transduction pathway that transmits infor- growth and that ERN1 mediated stress signaling can mation about the protein folding status at the endo- significantly modify the effects of glutamine and plasmic reticulum to the nucleus and cytosol to glucose deprivations as well as hypoxia on numerous restore proteostasis (Bravo et al. 2013; Chevet et al. gene expressions (Minchenko et al. 2014, 2016, 2017; 2015; Lhomond et al. 2018; Marciniak 2019). Malig- 2019; Zhao et al. 2017; Tsymbal et al. 2020). However, nant tumors use the unfolded protein response the detailed molecular mechanisms of the interaction and its signaling pathways to augment cancer cells of hypoxia and glucose deprivation with ERN1 medi- proliferation (Dejeans et al. 2015; Manie et al. 2014; ated stress signaling pathway are complex yet and Papaioannou et al. 2018). It is interesting to note that warrant further study. stimulation of ERN1/IRE1 (endoplasmic reticulum The peptide hormone endothelin-1 (EDN1; to nucleus signaling 1/inositol requiring enzyme 1) ET-1) and its related receptors, such as EDNRA and division of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response EDNRB, play an important role not only in the main- is tightly linked to apoptosis and cell death, and inhi- tenance of vascular tone, but they are also localized bition of its functional activity has been demon- to non-vascular structures including epithelial cells, strated to result in substantial anti-proliferative effect glia and neurons and play multiple, complex roles in glioma growth (Auf et al. 2010, 2013; Johnson et al. (Dashwood and Loesch 2009; Khimji and Rockey 2011; Minchenko et al. 2014, 2015c; Markouli et al. 2010; Stow et al. 2011). Endothelin-1 and its recep- 2020). Additionally, suppression of ERN1 endoribo- tors also have co-mitogenic activity, potentiating the nuclease has more robust anti-proliferative influence effects of other growth factors such as PDGF and have on glioma cells and preferentially different impact on been linked to variable diseases including diabetes, the expression of some ERN1-related pathway genes traumatic shock, and tumorigenesis (Minchenko et (Auf et al. 2013; Minchenko et al. 2015c). al. 1999, 2003; Dashwood and Loesch 2009; Khimji Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and Rockey 2010; Stow et al. 2011; Palmer et al. 2012; and malignant type of primary brain tumor of the Cook et al. 2015; Dojo Soeandy et al. 2019). There are central nervous system with poor prognosis and high also data indicating that EDN1 is a neuropeptide, mortality. The current clinical treatments for glioblas- which is implicated in a number of neural circuits toma consist of tumor resection, radiotherapy, and where its transmitter affects range from a role in chemotherapy (Nayak and Reardon 2017; Almanza et pain and temperature control to its action on the al. 2019; Yang et al. 2020). The rapid growth of cancers hypothalamo-neurosecretory system (Dashwood generates microenvironmental changes in regards to and Loesch 2009). Recently, it was shown that mRNA nutrient deprivation, thus inducing the activation of levels encoding EDN1 and its receptors, known to be endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling pathways, elevated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, were sharply cell proliferation, and survival (Obacz et al. 2017; increased by knockdown of C9 (C9ORF72) gene, Zhao et al. 2017; Obiedat et al. 2019; Liu et al. 2020). which encodes a protein that functions in control Furthermore, a better knowledge of tumor responses of endothelin and glutamate signaling (Fomin et al. to nutrient deprivation is required to elaborate better 2018). Differential and tissue-specific production of therapeutical strategies of cell sensibilization, based EDN1 must be tightly regulated in order to preserve on the blockade of survival mechanisms (Iurlaro et these biologically diverse actions. al. 2017; Riabovol et al. 2019; Teramoto and Katoh It is interesting to note that the palmitic acid 2019; Minchenko et al. 2020a, b; Ratushna 2020). increases ET-1 expression in endothelial cells through Cell proliferation and apoptosis are strongly depen- the induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress and dent on glycolysis and glucose level, because there is the activation of protein kinase C, providing a novel the molecular connection between metabolism, cell mechanistic insight into the pathogenesis of obesity- cycle progression, and the delivery of nutrients essen- associated hypertension and cardiovascular diseases 74 ERN1 knockdown modifies the impact of nutrient deficits on EDN1 family genes including atherosclerosis (Zhang et al 2018). The hypoxia responsible. Its promoter and intron regions primary mechanism thought the control of EDN1 contain the HIF binding sites (Khamaisi et al. 2015). bioavailability is the rate of transcription from It has also been shown that endothelin-1 produc- the EDN1 gene. Studies conducted on a variety of tion is controlled by TIMAP-protein phosphatase cell types have identified key transcription factors 1-complex via ECE1 dephosphorylation (Boratko